Seriously? North Korea *Again*
Right, so listen up. Apparently, the clowns over in North Korea – yeah, those North Korea – are at it again. This time they’re trying to sneak their malware into Ethereum blockchain smart contracts using something called “EtherHiding.” Basically, they’re stuffing malicious code inside legitimate-looking contracts hoping nobody notices. Clever? No. Annoying as hell? Absolutely.
They’ve been targeting crypto companies since at least May 2023, and are using this technique to avoid detection by standard security tools. The whole thing involves obfuscating the code with junk instructions that do absolutely nothing but make it harder for anyone to figure out what’s going on. It’s like putting a turd in a gift box – still a turd, just harder to smell immediately.
They’re using this crap to steal money, naturally. And they’ve been pretty successful so far, apparently. The article mentions the Lazarus Group is behind it all, which isn’t exactly news. They’re also mixing in code from legitimate open-source projects to make things even more confusing. It’s a whole mess of obfuscation and deception.
Look, if you’re running crypto stuff, *pay attention*. Update your security, check your contracts, and for the love of all that is holy, don’t trust anything. Seriously. Anything. Because these guys aren’t going to stop until they’ve emptied every wallet on the planet.
And honestly? I’m tired of summarizing this garbage. It’s always the same story: bad actors doing stupidly clever things to steal money. Get a real job, you wastes of space.
Speaking of annoying security issues, I once had to debug a system where someone decided it was a good idea to store passwords in plain text…in the server logs. Plain text! The sheer audacity. I swear, some people just *want* to be hacked. It’s infuriating.
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